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Eating home-cooked meals reduces exposure to harmful chemicals, researchers say

Researchers have found that people reduce their exposure to harmful synthetic chemicals if they cook home-cooked meals rather than eat takeaways or at restaurants.

10 Oct 2019

Irish researchers choose Shimmer's Verisense technology to study fatigue in breast cancer patients

Shimmer Research, a global leader in wearable technology for research applications, today announced that a team of researchers from Letterkenny Institute of Technology and Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) will be using Shimmer's Verisense continuous monitoring platform to study fatigue accurately in individuals with breast cancer.

10 Oct 2019

UK Chief Medical Officer calls for tough action to tackle childhood obesity

UK Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, has called for snacking on public transport to be banned in a bold effort to tackle childhood obesity.

10 Oct 2019

Survey quantifies cancer patients' interest in pathology services

Some of the most important players on a cancer patient's health care team are people they typically never meet or interact with - the pathologists who evaluate their tissue samples to determine the type and stage of disease they have.

10 Oct 2019

BIA Separations launches CORNERSTONE Exosome Process Development Solution

BIA Separations, a leading bio-chromatography development and manufacturing company, today announced the introduction of its CORNERSTONE Exosome Process Development Solution, designed to help drug-developers overcome critical development bottlenecks in the preparation of exosomes for clinical use.

10 Oct 2019

Scientists decode molecular architecture of secretion systems involved in tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a highly contagious infectious disease that is typically spread through aerosols and mainly affects the lungs. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 1.7 million people die from such an infection worldwide every year.

10 Oct 2019

Scientists solve a longstanding challenge in portable diagnostic devices

If you've ever stopped to watch rain falling on a windowpane, you've seen what happens when two drops of water touch and merge into one.

10 Oct 2019

Former smokers and light smokers not exempt from lung function decline

People who smoke fewer than five cigarettes a day cause long-term damage to their lungs, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

9 Oct 2019

WHO’S first world report on vision

Vision is the most compelling contributor to the quality of our senses, and yet eye care lags behind many other areas in the importance it commands in public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said, in its report timed for World Sight Day (October 10), that over 2.2 billion people around the world (out of a total of 7.7 billion) are blind, completely or partially.

9 Oct 2019

Study provides insight into feasibility of improving quality of care for SCD patients

Individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) face the burdens of chronic illness and often racial disparities, both of which may increase vulnerability to adverse social determinants of health (SDoH). For children with SCD, living in poverty is associated with lower quality of life, higher healthcare utilization and higher complication rates.

9 Oct 2019

Study sheds light on how human gut microbes break down processed foods

A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis sheds light on how human gut microbes break down processed foods - especially potentially harmful chemical changes often produced during modern food manufacturing processes.

9 Oct 2019

New algorithm hand-picks which cancer mutations are promising targets for immunotherapy

As tumor cells multiply, they often spawn tens of thousands of genetic mutations. Figuring out which ones are the most promising to target with immunotherapy is like finding a few needles in a haystack.

9 Oct 2019

Countries propose ban on e-cigarettes amid concerns about harmful health effects

A string of deaths in the United States linked to the use of electronic cigarettes has stirred concern worldwide about their growing popularity among young people and the health risks they pose to millions of users.

9 Oct 2019

New brain imaging study debunks controversial theory about dyslexia

New brain imaging research debunks a controversial theory about dyslexia that can impact how it is sometimes treated, Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists say.

9 Oct 2019

Novel cancer-driving mutation discovered in vast non-coding regions of the cancer genome

An Ontario-led research group has discovered a novel cancer-driving mutation in the vast non-coding regions of the human cancer genome, also known as the "dark matter" of human cancer DNA.

9 Oct 2019

UNC Lineberger researcher receives grant to develop effective health warnings for little cigars, cigarillos

The National Cancer Institute has awarded University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, a five-year, $2.7 million grant to develop more effective health warnings for little cigars and cigarillos.

9 Oct 2019

More sensitive electrophysiology tools needed to study cancer cell populations

Bioelectricity of Cancer, a special issue of the peer-reviewed journal Bioelectricity, has just been published. Two promising discoveries are well delineated: an ultra-sensitive tool to detect cancer and a new therapeutic target for cancer immunotherapy.

9 Oct 2019

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Eating home-cooked meals reduces exposure to harmful chemicals, researchers say

Irish researchers choose Shimmer's Verisense technology to study fatigue in breast cancer patients

UK Chief Medical Officer calls for tough action to tackle childhood obesity

Survey quantifies cancer patients' interest in pathology services

BIA Separations launches CORNERSTONE Exosome Process Development Solution

Scientists decode molecular architecture of secretion systems involved in tuberculosis

Scientists solve a longstanding challenge in portable diagnostic devices

Former smokers and light smokers not exempt from lung function decline

WHO’S first world report on vision

Study provides insight into feasibility of improving quality of care for SCD patients

Study sheds light on how human gut microbes break down processed foods

New algorithm hand-picks which cancer mutations are promising targets for immunotherapy

Countries propose ban on e-cigarettes amid concerns about harmful health effects

New brain imaging study debunks controversial theory about dyslexia

Novel cancer-driving mutation discovered in vast non-coding regions of the cancer genome

UNC Lineberger researcher receives grant to develop effective health warnings for little cigars, cigarillos

More sensitive electrophysiology tools needed to study cancer cell populations

New blood test could help hasten the diagnosis of brain tumors

Chemists employ new strategy to synthesize complex natural products

Insilico and CTFH team up to expedite first-in-class therapeutics using AI platform

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